Category Archives: Learning SharePoint

I often get questions about finding information on SharePoint 2010, the best places to learn and the “hows” and “whys”. It seems that many people will type in a single word or phrase into their favorite search engine…look at the first page and throw up their hands saying they can’t find anything.

It is the unfortunate state of our world with information overload and the attention spans of fleas. I also find that many people seem to assume that every post/site or page on the web is absolutely factual and they don’t know how to determine the validity of the information they are ready.

With this commentary on society out of the way, I figured i would post some “getting started” links and resources for those of you wondering how to get started.

Training

Advanced IT Pro Training – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sharepoint/ff677987.aspxIT Professional Overview – A video that shows you some of the great new features in SharePoint 2010
Experiencing the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 User Interface – A video that provides a look at the new, improved user interface in SharePoint 2010

Getting Started Screencast Series – A series of entry-level screencasts by Microsoft SharePoint MVPs that lets you take advantage of an 11-module e-learning course

Documentation

SharePoint 2010 Book Excerpts – Book excerpts are online excerpts of published books.

SharePoint 2010 Visual How-Tos – Visual how-to articles are 10-15 pages in length and combine some of the best elements of blogs, video, and technical articles by providing a brief overview, a code sample, and a how-to video.